Commercialization - 1
I am neither a capitalist nor a communist. I don't believe in labelling and that essence of a person can be summarized in a word or two. I have seen how much the world has changed within the short time I have been in this world, which is not more than 24 years. There is a Tamil saying "மாற்றம் ஒன்று தான் மாறாதது" which means that change is the only thing which does not change. I find it difficult to swallow these changes since I always get stuck with the question where do these changes lead us. I have seen the childhood of many children being commercialized. I have seen many preschoolers and prepubertal children appear on TV and act out the roles, dances and songs which I thought was inappropriate for them. I have also seen the parents of those children telling that they are proud of their child without even realizing the inappropriateness of the items performed. What are we doing? Are we trying to reduce the childhood period of those children and expedite them int